News Black Bear Kanuma City, Tochigi Dec 9, 2025

Description

Following repeated bear sightings in Kanuma City, the mobile supermarket operated by supermarket chain Kasumi has suspended sales in certain areas (Kaminagano, Shimokuga, Nishi-Oashi, Itaga) for the time being. The measure is to protect customers and staff; the reopening date is undecided.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

Kanuma City announced that, due to repeated bear sightings, it will suspend the mobile supermarket service run by Kasumi in certain areas (Kaminagano, Shimokuga, Nishi-Oashi, Itaga) until further notice to protect customers and staff. The service's restart date is undecided.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Address

Coordinates

36.566970, 139.745068

Sources